Due to the results of the last poll that I made a few days ago, and with an adjust victory, I am going to tell you about education system in Japan.

Previous education to elementary school is provided at kindergartens. Public and private centers take children from under age one on up to five years old.

Students start primary school at the age of 6 till 12. Later they start Junior High School or Lower High Scholl which takes 3 years. For Japanese students, elementary school and junior high school (nine years) are obligatory.

After graduating from junior high school, children may choose to continue their education to high school and then to university or to find employment.

Junior high school graduates might go on with their education to high school or Technological colleges (kosen), which is not compulsory and requires the passing of an admission exam to enter. High School or Upper High School takes again 3 years till the students are 18.

High school graduates are allowed to take entrance exams to junior colleges and universities. Those who do not hold a high school diploma need to pass a qualification test (daiken) to be qualified for universities' admission exams.

Junior colleges offer a two-year program, while universities offer a four-year program. Junior college/technology college graduates may transfer to a four-year university course as a junior student. 

University graduates who wish to further study in their specialized area may choose to continue their education to graduate school. Master's programs offered at graduate schools are usually a two-year course.

In a nutshell, six years of elementary school, three years of junior high school, three years of high school and two or four years of university. Really similar to our system, isn’t it?

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Good luck in your examns!

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Whiplash Review

The other day I went to the movies with some friends to watch a new movie in original version with subtitles in Spanish. The film was called Whiplash.

Andrew Neyman is a promising young drummer who enrols in the fierce music conservatory where his dreams of grandeur are advised by Terence Fletcher, a perfectionist music director who will stop at nothing to realize the potential talent of a student.

The film was a masterpiece. We suffered a lot until the end, but the overall message transmitted a positive message and the final conclusion was incredible.

The actors did a fantastic interpretation. The most difficult role, the director of the Studio Band, was played by J.K. Simons. His performance deservedly took the Oscar for best supporting actor, and his famous phrases and gestures in the film will remain in our memories.

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Opinion paragraph

Emoticons ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  Emoticons have brought a revolution in how to express ourselves through written messages. They look like child's play, but cause a range of direct emotional nuances. I have personally experienced being writing to someone and try to find an appropriate emoticon to say an entire phrase, when perhaps it would be easier to write the phrase itself. The reason for this could be that, just as we simplify words, we also look for ways to simplify feelings or phrases as images that are transmitted directly to the conscience of the receiver. Indirect communication, by means of writing, can become something dangerous to not get to convey everything we want and we would get with a direct or oral communication. That is why we resort to emoticons. For the youngest they are a tool that allows them to enrich written communication, almost as a game. The family is growing and perfecting emoticons. Anyway, talking will always be the best way to communicate. Instead of trying to express our emotions through virtual images, why not we show it face to face?

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A summer in Japan

Summer Japanese Festivals

In Japan, summer is the season of fireworks. During this time, almost every night, along the entire Japanese island and its different regions the night sky is illuminated and colored thanks to fireworks.

Bon-odori

Summer concludes with large scale festivals, many with folk dancing meetings, as well as “Bon-odori”. The streets are filled with color decorations typical Japanese. You can find stands selling food and traditional games.

Also in summer, Japanese people usually wear the conventional “yukata”, which I mentioned before, in other post. 

http://paulalionmorales.blogspot.com.es/2014/12/a-yukata-is-japanese-piece-of-clothing.html

Each region celebrates the summer in its own way and has different traditions. If you want to know more in depth about the various summer festivals in Japan visit: http://jnto.org.au/seasonal-attractions/summer/

And to see how Japan looks like at this time check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65siadrEyNQ

Describing my favourite place

When I was about 10, my cousin showed me what was the anime and manga. I saw with her entire anime series and lent me her manga comics to read them during the summer. Later I became interested more for all Japanese culture, and awakened in me the desire to travel to Japan. Since then, as you may have noticed, this has always been my dream. Japanese culture has always fascinated me. Japan has a rich and amazing history and mythology. His landscapes take your breath away. The large Japanese cities are also worthy of awe, always so alive, flashy and crowded. The Japanese population is always very respectful and friendly. I find delicious food while unpredictable. All in all someday I would love to visit Japan to see all these things II have heard so many times and check it with my own eyes.

      Cute pic of the day ^^              (me looking at all the people 

                                                       and buildings in Japan >///<)

I am back (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

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